Chapter 159

Effie couldn't shake the sense that something was off.

A sudden suspicion flashed through her mind.

Where exactly did Yolande go to school?

She'd been driving for ages now-if Yolande walked this distance every day, it simply didn't add up. And as Effie glanced at the empty roadside, she realized they hadn't passed a single pedestrian—just a handful of cars, scattered here and there.

So, had Yolande lied to her?

But why would she bother? They weren't family, barely even acquaintances. As far as Effie knew, this was the first time they'd ever met.

What was Yolande's angle? What could she possibly gain from this?

Effie was still puzzling it over when, out of nowhere, a sudden rush of air came from behind.

"Don't move. Keep driving."

cold, sharp pressure pressed against the

tightly her knuckles turned white. Her heartbeat thundered

forced herself to stay

now wide awake, fixing

wonder I fell for it,

to keep her wits

sharper than I thought, aren't you?" Yolande's voice was still gentle, but now there was a sinister

the panic rising in her

was Yolande-sixteen, seventeen? Yet she held that knife without a hint of fear, steady as a rock. What could have pushed someone so young to pull a

Yolande tilted her head, tapping the flat of the blade lightly against Effie's cheek. “Those two idiots were hopeless-had to step in

They must have staged the whole thing just

watching me, waiting for the perfect moment. And now, out in the middle of

would go

want? Money?" Effie tried to keep her voice steady. "I have cash, I can give it

"We've already been paid.

had hired

against Effie's skin, so close she barely dared to breathe. She knew if this went on, she wouldn't get

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